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Circulating Cell-Free DNA in Sickle Cell Disease Is It a Potentially Useful Biomarker?

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ARCHIVES OF PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE
卷 138, 期 5, 页码 678-683

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COLL AMER PATHOLOGISTS
DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2012-0725-OA

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  1. Research Administration, Kuwait University [YM 23/09]

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Context.-Vascular occlusion in sickle cell disease causes increased levels of plasma cell-free DNA as a result of cell death and tissue damage. Objectives.-This study investigates plasma cell-free DNA concentrations in sickle cell disease patients, and aims at exploring the significance of plasma cell-free DNA as a potential biomarker in predicting its complications. Design.-Plasma cell-free DNA levels were measured using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction to quantitatively measure beta-globin gene in blood samples from 57 sickle cell disease patients with acute vaso-occlusive crisis, 42 patients in steady state, 16 individuals with sickle cell trait, and 40 healthy controls. Results.-Plasma cell-free DNA level was significantly elevated in samples from patients with acute vaso-occlusive crisis when compared with those in steady state (P = .002), and was significantly higher both in crisis and in steady state when compared with individuals with sickle cell trait and healthy controls (P < .001). There was no difference in cell-free DNA levels between individuals with sickle cell trait and healthy controls. There was no association between plasma cell-free DNA levels and various clinical complications of sickle cell disease and comorbidity. Conclusions.-Plasma cell-free DNA, as quantified by polymerase chain reaction amplification of the b-globin and human telomerase reverse transcriptase genes, is increased in sickle cell disease patients in vaso-occlusive crisis and in steady state compared with individuals with sickle cell trait and healthy controls, and may be used as a tool to diagnose and monitor the sickle cell crisis and differentiate post-packed red cell transfusion sickle cell disease patients from individuals with sickle cell trait.

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